Svalbard: The Other Arctic Island Flashpoint

Svalbard: The Other Arctic Island Flashpoint
Svalbard Ground System. NOAA, Public Domain
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Commentary

As many focus on the world’s largest island, Greenland, and President Trump’s aggressive efforts to acquire it, another strategic Arctic island, nearby Svalbard, may be an even more likely future point of contention and conflict.

Paul Crespo
Paul Crespo
Author
Paul Crespo is a former Marine Corps combat arms officer who served with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). He is president of the Center for American Defense Studies.